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System for traffic signals for one-side passing
Assignee: Nihon Samicon Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-04-27
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Granted: 1997-03-11
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Expires: 2015-04-27
Abstract
Abstract A system for traffic signals for one-side passing, which realizes efficient traffic control during abnormal operation of detectors or the night with little traffic density. Traffic signals 6 and 7 are provided with detectors 8 and 9 for detection of passing of vehicles respectively. Both traffic signals repeat traffic lighting in a cycled manner such as green-red, red-red, red-green and red-red by a sensitive controller 10. Owing to an ill-detection switching device 71, if there is no detection signal input by the detector of one traffic signal within a switch holding time after detection signal is input by the detector of the other traffic signal, the green lighting of one traffic signal will be shifted to a fixed-cycle operation until detection signal input by the detector. The traffic signal shifted to the fixed-cycle operation will be restored to the sensitive operation if the detection signal is input by the detector.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshimitsu Nomura
- 👤 Akira Sato
- 👤 Minoru Ishizaki
- 👤 Kaoru Takeda
- 👤 Kazuhiko Yasui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 02:55
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08G; G08G1/00; G08G1/07; G08G1/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A system for traffic signals for one-side passing, comprising: two-position signals temporalily provided at both ends of a road reparing section through which vehicles from up lane and down lane alternately pass; detector means for detection of passage of vehicles which are provided at both ends of the road reparing section, each corresponding to each traffic signal; a sensitive controller device for control of green or red lighting time and switching of red or green indication of the traffic signals based upon detection signals by the detector means, said sensitive controller being provided for cycled lighting of the traffic signals, said one cycle consisting of green-red, red-red, red-green and red-red lighting in sequence of each traffic signal; a uniformly red time extension means for extending the uniformly red time by a preset detection time if detection signal is input by the detector means of one traffic signal switching from green to red by the sensitive controller device within the preset detection time after such switching.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
165 words
A system for traffic signals for one-side passing, comprising: two-position signals temporalily provided at both ends of a road reparing section through which vehicles from up lane and down lane alternately pass; detector means for detection of passage of vehicles which are provided at both ends of the road reparing section, each corresponding to each traffic signal; a sensitive controller device for control of green or red lighting time and switching of red or green indication of the traffic signals based upon detection signals by the detector means, said sensitive controller being provided for cycled lighting of the traffic signals, said one cycle consisting of green-red, red-red, red-green and red-red lighting in sequence of each traffic signal; a uniformly red time extension means for extending the uniformly red time by a preset detection time if detection signal is input by the detector means of one traffic signal switching from green to red by the sensitive controller device within the preset detection time after such switching.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
240 words
A system for traffic signals for one-side passing according to claim 1, wherein said sensitive controller device comprises: a lighting time setting means by which minimum and maximum green time of the traffic signals can be set; a lighting time controller means which extends green lighting time by unit extension time with input of detection signal concerning the vehicles within a switch holding time prior to lapse of the minimum green time, and further extends the green lighting time by the unit extension time up to the maximum green time with another input of detection signal within the unit extension time, said lighting controller means allowing the green light to switch to red after lapse of the minumum green time without any input of detection signals concerning the vehicles within the switch holding time prior to lapse of the minimum green time, and likewise, said lighting controller means also allowing the green light to switch to red after lapse of the unit extension time without any input of detection signals during the unit extension time; a uniformly red time extension means for extending the uniformly red time by a preset detection time if detection signal is input by the detector means of one traffic signal switching from green to red by the lighting time controller means within the preset detection time after the traffic signal switches from green to red within the maximum green time after the minimum green time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
241 words
A system for traffic signals for one-side passing according to claim 1, wherein said sensitive controller device comprises: a lighting time setting means by which minimum and maximum green time of the traffic signals can be set; a lighting time controller means which extends green lighting time by unit extension time with input of detection signal concerning the vehicles within a switch holding time prior to lapse of the minimum green time, and further extends the green lighting time by the unit extension time up to the maximum green time with another input of detection signal within the unit extension time, said lighting controller means allowing the green light to switch to red after lapse of the minumum green time without any input of detection signals concerning the vehicles within the switch holding time prior to lapse of the minimum green time, and likewise, said lighting controller means also allowing the green light to switch to red after lapse of the unit extension time without any input of detection signals during the unit extension time; a uniformly red time reduction means for reducing the uniformly red time by a preset detection time if detection signal is not input by the detector means of one traffic signal switching from green to red by the lighting time controller means within the preset detection time after the traffic signal switches from green to red under the maximum green time after the minimum green time.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system for traffic signals for one-side passing according to claim 2, wherein said uniformly red time reduction means is integral with the sensitive controller device.
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